FRESH WATER AND MEDICATION

Ater lunch I communed with pigeons. Meaning that in the quiet cul-de-sac where I was smoking my pipe, two birds were wandering around, frequently coming within two feet of me, and occasionally looking at me with interest. And seemingly paying attention when I talked to them. They must have sensed that our time together was coming to an end, because they flew off seconds before I finished the bowl.

I had expressed my regret to them that there wasn't a nearby bird bath, because they both looked self-conscious about the state of their feathers. It's hard to stay clean in the urban jungle if there is no water. They both could have used a bath.

Nice birds. Good company.


A few hours later I passed a portico in which a raggedy individual was angrily shouting at no one, or life in general, the whole world, existence, or abstract concepts. Not sure, as I hurried past and did not listen attentively. Had I caught his eye and he engaged, he would probably not have been good company. He too could have used a bath.
It's hard to stay sane in the urban jungle.

So altogether I'm doing an excellent job of it.

Lunch had been a fish sandwich and fries (香酥魚柳包 · 薯條 'heung sou yü lau baau, sue tiu'), with a cup of milk tea. I had been looking forward to it for a day or two, and I like the place where I ate it. My kind of place. No tourists, no sweet and sour pork. No big meatballs from the Midwest, no Texans, no Eastcoasters. Just decent folks, not being irritating.

We are not photogenic or picturesque. We are eating lunch. I suspect that I am not the only person on bloodpressure pills there.

Unsurprisingly they sell bucket loads of house special chicken (招牌燒雞 'jiu paai siu gai'). Which I've actually never ordered, because it looks like it would be a bit much for me.
And there's nowhere to nap afterwards.




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